Carrie Neely

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US tennis player

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Female

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Birth:

24 January 1876(Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.)

Death:

29 November 1938(Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.)

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Biography

Introduction

Carrie Neely (1877/78 – November 29, 1938) was an American tennis player from the beginning of the 20th century.

Carrie Neely was educated at the Dearborn Seminary, Chicago.

Neely won the Niagara International Tennis Tournament in 1902.

In 1907, she reached the women's singles All Comer's final of the U.S. Women's National Championship, where she was beaten by Evelyn Sears.

She also won the mixed doubles in 1898, and won the women's doubles on three occasions (1903, 1905 and 1907).

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1907	US National Championship	Grass	Evelyn Sears	3–6, 2–6

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1898	US National Championship	Grass	Marie Wimer	Juliette Atkinson Kathleen Atkinson	1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Winner	1903	US National Championship	Grass	Elisabeth Moore	Miriam Hall Marion Jones	8–4, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	1904	US National Championship	Grass	Elisabeth Moore	May Sutton Bundy Miriam Hall	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	1905	US National Championship	Grass	Helen Homans	F. Obertauffer Virginia Maule	6–0, 6–1
Winner	1907	US National Championship	Grass	Marie Wimer	Edna Wildey Natalie Widely	6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up	1908	US National Championship	Grass	Miriam Steever	Evelyn Sears Margaret Curtis	3–6, 7–5, 7–9

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1898	US National Championship	Grass	Edwin Fischer	Helen Chapman J. A. Hill	6–2, 6–4, 8–6
Runner-up	1903	US National Championship	Grass	W. H. Rowland	Helen Chapman Harry Allen	4–6, 5–7